Table IV.6

Table IV.6: Types of Enforcement Actions States Reported They Can Take against Licensed or Registered Pharmacists or Pharmacies, by Reporting State
State	Type of enforcement action
	Monetary fine	Suspension of pharmacist/pharmacy license	Voluntary relinquishment or surrender of pharmacist/pharmacy license	Mandatory recall of compounded drugs	Probation of licensed pharmacist/pharmacy	Revocation of pharmacist/pharmacy license	Prosecution under state or federal law	Cease and desist order
Alabama	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
California	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Colorado	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Connecticut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	-	No	No	-
Guam	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Illinois	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Maryland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Massachusetts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Michigan	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Missouri	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Montana	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Nevada	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New Hampshire	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
New Jersey	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
New York	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Ohio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Pennsylvania	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Rhode Island	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
South Dakota	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Tennessee	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	-	-	-	-	-	No	No
Utah	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vermont	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	-	-
Washington	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	-	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

^{Source: GAO survey of state pharmacy regulatory bodies, survey question 20. | GAO-17-363SP}

Note: GAO surveyed the state pharmacy regulatory bodies in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and all but 4 completed the survey.